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NI! We Demand a Symbol!

The Knights have their Map. They have their Set. They briefly demand a WeakMap, then realize they can’t iterate it.

“What good is a collection you can’t enumerate?”

“It prevents memory leaks.”

“We don’t care about memory leaks! We are the Knights Who Say NI!”

They pause, conferring in hushed tones. Then:

“We demand… a Symbol! A unique, unrepeatable, identity-bearing primitive that serves as a key for metaprogramming protocols!”

The demands are getting remarkably specific. The Knights are becoming language designers. Chapter 23 awaits.